Portuguese Conquer Goa
2024-02-17 Sat
On this day in 1510, Portuguese admiral-general and statesman Afonso de Albuquerque, who played a key role in establishing the Portuguese Empire in Asia first conquers the city of Goa, with a little conflict.His first voyage to India in 1503 secured trade alliances and built the Fort Immanuel in Cochin and Quilon and initiated progressive measures like founding the First Portuguese mint in Goa.
Date of Issue : 24 March 1956
Printers: Casa da Moeda de Portugal
Emission: Commemorative
Perforation: 14½
Printing: Offset lithography
Face Value: 9 R – Portuguese Indian real
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